Always Be Comedy: Mark Steel work in progress
Always Be Comedy: Mark Steel work in progress at The Tommyfield, London
Friday 10 July 2026
About the show
Always Be Comedy presents a work in progress from the legendary Mark Steel at The Tommyfield.
A master of political comedy and storytelling, Mark brings brand new material to this intimate preview show. Expect sharp observations, big laughs and brilliantly crafted stand-up as he road-tests his latest ideas live on stage.
Featuring
Mark Steel
Mark Steel is a stand-up heavyweight and is also a broadcaster, newspaper columnist and author.
Mark has written and presented many series of Mark Steel's In Town on BBC Radio 4 (new series out soon) and toured it live around the UK. Mark has presented the BAFTA nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC2, is a regular on BBC One's Have I Got News For You and Radio 4's The News Quiz. He's also appeared on BBC2's QI and Room 101. Mark has written several acclaimed books, including: Reasons To Be Cheerful and What's Going On and he writes a weekly column for The Independent for which he won Columnist of the Year at the Press Awards in 2015.
'He's a man with a passionate desire to communicate his ideas, who is also very funny' (The Guardian).
Mark Steel was placed in Ents24's top 5 hardest-working comedians 2016.
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